PE EIE[R-Rg RESEARCH ON - HJ Andrews Experimental Forest

Table 2.-Epiphyte biomass on axes of branch systems sampled '
Branc h
system
Distance from
beginning of axis
Section of axi s
Diamete r
at base
Surface
area
Epiphyte biomas s
dm cm dm 2 g/dm 2 g
7 2
33 0-3 .5 9 .0 9 .62 0 0
3.5-7 .5 8 .5 10 .37 0 0
7.5-11 .5 8 .0 9 .74 .01 . 1
11.5-15 .5 7 .5 8 .80 .02 . 2
15.5-19 .5 6 .5 8 .17 .02 . 1
19.5-23 .5 6 .5 7 .38 .02 . 1
23.5-27 .5 5 .2 6 .28 .02 . 1
27.5-31 .5 4 .8 5 .66 .02 . 1
31.5-33 .5 4 .2 2 .59 .04 . 1
Total 68 .6 . 9
61 0-2 .5 8 .0 6 .28 .24 1 . 5
2.5-4 .5 8 .0 5 .34 .30 1 . 6
4.5-8 .5 9 .0 11 .00 .31 3 . 4
8.5-12 .5 8 .5 10 .21 2 .50 25 . 6
12.5-16 .5 7 .8 9 .27 2 .97 27 . 6
16.5-18 .5 7 .0 4 .30 1 .48 6 . 4
0-3 .0* 4 .5 4 .01 .25 1 . 0
Total 50 .4 67 . 1
93 0-1 .5 12 .0 5 .54 .52 2 . 9
1.5-5 .5 11 .5 14 .14 1 .13 16 . 0
5.5-9 .5 11 .0 13 .35 1 .17 15 . 7
9.5-13 .5 10 .2 11 .94 .97 11 . 5
13.5-17 .5 8 .8 11 .15 1 .30 14 . 4
17.5-21 .5 9 .0 11 .15 1 .68 18 . 7
21.5-25 .5 8 .8 10 .52 2 .03 21 . 4
25.5-29 .5 8 .0 9 .11 1 .28 11 . 1
29.5-33 .5 6 .5 8 .48 1 .40 11 . 8
33.5-37 .5 7 .0 8 .80 2 .26 19 . 9
37.5-41 .5 7 .0 7 .39 1 .38 10 . 2
41.5-45 .5 4 .8 5 .97 2 .25 13 . 4
45.5-49 .5 4 .8 5 .81 2 .39 13 . 9
49.5-53 .5 4 .5 5 .34 .54 2 . 9
53.5-56 .0 4 .0 3 .14 .36 1 . 1
0-2 .0* 6 .5 4 .01 .23 . 9
2.0-6.0* 6 .2 7 .38 .35 2 . 6
6.0-10.0* 5 .5 6 .28 .26 1 . 7
10.0-14.0* 4 .5 5 .34 .10 . 5
0-4.0** 4 .5 5 .34 1 .38 7 . 3
Total 160 .2 198 . 0
116 0-2 .5 10 .0 7 .66 .04 . 3
2.5-6 .5 9 .5 11 .50 .23 2 . 6
6.5-10 .5 8 .8 10 .56 .37 3 . 9
10.5-14 .5 8 .0 9 .55 .67 6 . 4
14.5-18 .5 7 .2 8 .61 .69 6 . 0
18.5-22 .5 6 .5 7 .67 .25 2 . 0
22.5-26 .5 5 .7 6 .72 .26 1 . 7
26.5-30 .5 5 .0 5 .78 .24 1 . 4
30.5-32 .0 4 .2 1 .93 .12 . 2
Total 70 .0 24 .4
1 Asterisks (*, * *) denote secondary axes .
2 No axes greater than 4 cm diameter .
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